July 30, 2011

This week's BlogPaws update is an announcement -Disney has selected the 2011 BlogPaws Conference to hold the "first press screening in the country of Spooky Buddies" the quintessential movie with those "irresistible talking puppies"!

When we were working on this, all I could think of is how much fun this will be! First of all, the Buddies movies are fantastic (read more about Spooky Buddies here) and the fact that we can offer this exciting opportunity to our attendees at the 2011 conference just gives a girl goose-bumps!

I don't need to tell you all about it here. Hop over to BlogPaws and READ ALL ABOUT IT! And, visit the Spooky Buddies site, too. Seriously, talking dogs...is that not fun wrapped up in a big, red bow?

It's Barking Out Loud fantastic! Hope you're there to whoop it up with us. There's more to come about this event, also...stay tuned!

July 29, 2011

I was on your website today and I saw a great article about your pet food pantry. Unfortunately, I could not figure out WHERE you are.

I could not find your city and state, anywhere on the site (which took previous moments to load every time I clicked a link to a new page). Wait, I should rephrase that...

The city was identified as Windsor. Windsor... what??? We have a Windsor here in CO and it's not too far from where I live. At first, that's the town I thought you were writing about. However, before I could commit to writing about the pet pantry, I wanted to know if the story was 'local' or not.

July 26, 2011

Truer words have never been spoken. The abuse of defenseless animals, the torture of pets that want nothing more than love and affection, the lack of compassion and care seen in many, many cases of animal abuse always comes back to "people"...

I'll share a little of that post here, but you really need to go to the BlogPaws' blog and read the whole thing. Oh - Robbi will be sharing these tips and much more when she presents on this topic at the conference in August! Hope you're planning to be there! [stay tuned for a truly fantastic announcement, also...omg! I wish I could just blurt it out, but I can't!]

Ways you can move yourself toward the relationship of your writing dreams:

SANTA FE, NM – (July 11, 2011) –Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino is proud to be a pet-friendly resort. June 27 through July 3 they welcomed refugee pets and their owners evacuated from Los Alamos due to the Los Conchos Fire. Buffalo Thunder hosted over 70 animals displaced by the fire. These included dogs, cats, birds and the more unusual, such as snakes, iguanas, and even a pot-bellied pig.

Traveling Jack, the Resort’s spokes-dog, has announced the “Dog Days of Summer” program kick off and will continue to provide media coverage throughout the summer. The Dog Days of Summer program is designed to celebrate the Resort’s pet-friendly status and to provide funding for the Santa Fe and Espanola Animal Shelters. Since the fire, Buffalo Thunder has redoubled its efforts in this regard, in an effort to provide even more funding for the Shelters since those organizations have seen so much additional need because of the fires that continue to damage the area. Donation mechanisms include:

Outright donations via the “Throw Them a Bone” program, which accepts donations for the Shelters.

Percentage of all proceeds from the “Jack’s Lamb Chop Special” at the resort’s signature restaurant, Red Sage.

Special welcome biscuits for dogs at the hotel registration desk.

Photos of Travelin’ Jack enjoying the resort’s amenities are being used as promotional materials around the Hotel.

A celebratory “Yappy Hour” on August 12. All ages will be welcome at this event. Children can decorate “pupcakes” and dogs will be pampered with “pawdicures.”

July 22, 2011

What would you do if you received the email below? I wrote back and encouraged this gal to share on Facebook, which she did (look for a post by Alexandra Ostrow). She's in the East Village of NYC and needs help. Do you know anyone who can step up? If so, email her at this link, and also let me know. She seems really frantic to help this pup - as any of us would be, in similar situations. At the very least, if you have contacts in that area, or know of a vet that will at least give the pup an exam, please help!

Hi Yvonne,

A friend came to me yesterday who had saved a puppy off the street (photo attached). Apparently a man who seemed completely unfit was trying to give him away and while she couldn't keep the dog, she wanted to put him in a better situation. I volunteer for a local animal rescue so I took the dog off her hands, but since this dog hasn't had medical care, he can't yet be housed in a shelter as it could put both him and the other animals at risk.

With much thanks for Matt Bewick from Pet365, who sent me this fantastic graphic to share. Mind you, he's from the UK but they're not that different than we are, are they? Naw. They love their pets, too!

This is just one way the folks at Petfinder work to save our pets and support pet people who care about animals the way we do! You and me and all our pet pals. Even folks from Canada were involved. I see a ferret that found a new home, and I see many, many dogs and cats that finally got fur-ever homes.

Word is over 15,000 pets were adopted during this fantastic drive! It doesn't get much better than that! Send Petfinder a big kiss and congratulate them for being so loyal to the pet community.

I'm so honored!

Let's meet at BlogPaws!

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